Document: transitionrun event

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The transitionrun event is fired when a CSS transition is first created, i.e. before any transition-delay has begun.

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable No
Interface TransitionEvent
Event handler property ontransitionrun

The original target for this event is the Element that had the transition applied. You can listen for this event on the Document interface to handle it in the capture or bubbling phases. For full details on this event please see the page on HTMLElement: transitionrun.

Examples

This code adds a listener to the transitionrun event:

document.addEventListener('transitionrun', () => {
  console.log('Transition is running but hasn't necessarily started transitioning yet');
});

The same, but using the ontransitionrun property instead of addEventListener():

document.ontransitionrun = () => {
  console.log('Transition started running');
};

See a live example of this event.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Transitions
The definition of 'transitionrun' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
transitionrun eventChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 53IE ? Opera ? Safari Full support 13.1
Full support 13.1
Full support 12
Disabled
Disabled From version 12: this feature is behind the Web Animations preference and the CSS Animations via Web Animations preference.
WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 53Opera Android ? Safari iOS Full support 13.4
Full support 13.4
Full support 12
Disabled
Disabled From version 12: this feature is behind the Web Animations preference and the CSS Animations via Web Animations preference.
Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also